I woke up early on Sunday. It was - 6 degrees, without
counting wind chill. I had turned on both water taps to drip in the laundry tub
overnight, but decided it was not a good idea to turn them off! I had no plans
for leaving the house today.
God save the homeless people!
I got a cup of coffee and filled in the Blog post. I checked
the news again at 7:30 a.m., and it was – 8 degrees. Good Lord!
So, I started my slow cooker soup for the day: “Polish
sausage and cabbage" soup “Kapusta”. This is a recipe my cubicle buddy
Courtney turned me onto. She knows how much I like cabbage soup.
I needed two cups of shredded cabbage. So, I cut the little
head of cabbage I bought yesterday in half and cut that in half again. Then I started
running the first quarter though the box grater.
Then I realized that was stupid. The resultant cabbage was
too small to even make decent coleslaw, much less soup! So, I used my Wustof
knife to shred the rest of the cabbage. I chopped a sweet onion. Then I peeled
and grated a fat carrot.
I peeled three small Idaho potatoes and cut them into cubes
(you need two cups).
I took a Dearborn Brand smoked kielbasa and cut it in half.
I laid it on its flat side and cut it into 1/2-inch moons.
The one thing I couldn’t find at the store yesterday was
caraway seeds. The recipe called for two teaspoons, crushed. It also said they
were optional, though.
I put the potatoes, cabbage, carrot, onion, sausage and a
little salt and pepper in the slow cooker. I poured four cups of chicken stock
over everything. I covered it and turned it on low for 10-12 hours (5-6 hours
on high).
I shaved and showered and got on with the Sunday chores and
the weekend wash.
I did take a nice nap in the afternoon. The phone woke me
up, but I didn’t mind. It was my friend B___ and we talked a long time (it’s
been a while since we chatted).
It was around 7:00 p.m. when I dished out some soup. It was
good, but it seemed like it was missing something (probably the damn caraway seeds!)
So, I added a good splash of Worcestershire sauce (my old-school secret umami
sauce). That helped.
I started watching the Saturday Night Live 40th
anniversary show. I was going to just watch it for a little and then turn on
something else. But, I was laughing too hard to work the remote and watched the
whole 3 ½ hours. Then I went to bed.
would you try the soup again? sounds good
ReplyDeleteYes, but I think I'd try and find the caraway seeds first.
ReplyDeleteKroger always has caraway seeds. You may want to get them!
ReplyDelete@ Carla: Bullsh*t! I looked at every damn spice in MY Kroger's (Kroger's brand, McCormick, McCormick Gourmet Collection - the more expensive one and even Spice Island). They may carry it, but they were out!!!
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